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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Methodist Neurological Institute, University of Houston combine ' ... 24 Nov 2005
    Methodist NI research presentations will include new therapies for spinal cord injury; movement disorders and deep brain stimulation; technological challenges ...
    - EurekAlert (press release),

    Therapy can help movement disorders Nov 14, 2005
    ...teeth or drink from a glass because it would break when I tried to put it down," Schneider recalled recently at a demonstration on movement disorders at Beth ...
    - Rocky Mountain News,

    About 40 million in the US have movement disorders Nov 14, 2005
    ...the "before" video at an event sponsored by We Move, an organization that seeks to raise public and medical awareness of movement disorders, last month at Beth ...
    - Charlotte Observer,

    Neurologix Pre-Clinical Results Show Potential for Gene Therapy ... Nov 21, 2005
    25 in San Diego, at the 19th Annual Symposia on the Etiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders, the Company ...
    - dBusinessNews Newark (press release),

    Advances Restore Muscular Control Nov 15, 2005
    ...teeth or drink from a glass, because it would break when I tried to put it down," Schneider recalled recently at a demonstration on movement disorders at Beth ...
    - The Ledger,

    After listening carefully, a doctor is able to perform a 'miracle' Nov 18, 2005
    ...and coordination. The symptoms can be tremors, loss of balance, instability and other progressive movement disorders. Even with ...
    - Baltimore Sun,

    Feinstein Institute neuroscientist wins top honor in Parkinson's ... Nov 18, 2005
    Parkinson's, which remains the cornerstone of therapy today. Drs. Fahn and Marsden together founded the field of movement disorders.
    - EurekAlert (press release),

    Breakdown of myelin insulation in brain's wiring implicated in ... Nov 16, 2005
    These programs cover brain mapping and neuroimaging, movement disorders, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, neurogenetics, nerve and muscle disorders ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Baseball player finds own way to cope with Tourette’s Nov 10, 2005
    Studies have been done showing that there might be a link between nicotine and beneficial effects on movement disorders, said CJ Malanga, professor of ...
    - The Daily Tar Heel

    Paulson recognized for work to fight Parkinson's disease Nov 16, 2005
    He founded the Ohio State University Medical Center's Madden/NPF Center of Excellence, which specializes in Parkinson's movement disorders. ...
    - Columbus This Week Newspapers,

    Interim Results Show Long-Acting Injectable Risperidone Comparable ... Nov 14, 2005
    ...risperidone arm. There was no evidence of increased liability to movement disorders in the group on injectable risperidone. Movement ...
    - DG News

    In New System, Images and Documents Are a Touch Away Oct 24, 2005
    Sackett, communications coordinator for the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center at the School of Medicine, said that up until two years ago, the ...
    - Johns Hopkins Gazette,

    Education of This Doctor Includes an MBA Nov 16, 2005
    Ms. Kavanagh, MBA and rising investment banking star at Lehman Brothers, she became Dr. Kavanagh, a prominent neurologist specializing in movement disorders. ...
    - New York Sun (subscription),

    Mice with ALS Exhibit 'Athletic' Gait Prior to Disease Symptoms Nov 14, 2005
    ...locomotion. In humans, gait is analyzed to quantify patients' movement disorders to provide diagnosis and treatment options. The ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    ONSET Ventures Targets Growing Neuromodulation Investment Arena ... Nov 9, 2005
    According to a July 2005 report by Lazard Capital Markets, implantable neurostimulation, today being used for movement disorders and pain control and a subset ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    First Edition Cycling News Nov 10, 2005
    Fredy J. Revilla, MD, who heads the Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders at The Neuroscience Institute, thanked Phinney "for taking the lead ...
    - Cyclingnews.com

    Dr. Mom - When it comes to a sick child, persistent moms get ... Nov 14, 2005
    Charles Adler, professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and chairman of the Mayo Foundation Division of Movement Disorders, says there's no blood test ...
    - Jackson Sun,

    Stroke Program at Swedish Medical Center Receives Prestigious ... Nov 2, 2005
    SNI specializes in the research for and treatment of stroke, movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, tremors and Tourette's syndrome; epilepsy; child ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) Awards Edison ... Nov 8, 2005
    ...body of literature suggesting that Friedreich's ataxia may share a common mechanism with other neurodegenerative diseases and movement disorders, as well as ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    OPi receives marketing authorisation for Xenazine® 25 mg in ... Nov 3, 2005
    The product has been approved for use in the treatment of movement disorders associated with Huntington's disease and in the treatment of hemiballism. ...
    - Biotech Intelligence (press release),

    Books, Journals, New Media Received Nov 3, 2005
    Drug Induced Movement Disorders edited by Stewart A. Factor, Anthony E. Lang, and William J. Weiner, 2nd ed, 466 pp, with illus, $120, ISBN 1-4051-2619-1 ...
    - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

    Simple schizophrenia or disorganisation syndrome? A case report ... Nov 1, 2005
    His research interests include psychiatric aspects of epilepsy and movement disorders. Mr B gave his written consent for this article to be published. ...
    - Adv Psychiatric Treat (subscription)

    Dr. Mom's intuition Oct 24, 2005
    Charles Adler, professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and chairman of the Mayo Foundation Division of Movement Disorders, said there's no blood test ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    Weight gain is side effect of new drug Nov 2, 2005
    She has traded side effects with older medications that could include movement disorders and neurological impairment for possible cardiovascular problems and ...
    - Oxford Press,

    - By Elisabeth Rosenthal Oct 29, 2005
    ...person or healthy habits, the researchers adjusted their study to eliminate other influences like age, sex, education, movement disorders, vascular illness ...
    - The Asian Age,

    Medtronic ''Brain Pacemaker'' Being Studied to Reduce Seizures in ... Nov 1, 2005
    ...who suffer through life with uncontrolled seizures," said Todd Langevin, vice president and general manager, global movement disorders, Medtronic Neurological. ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    Incidence of anti-brain antibodies in children with obsessive ... Sep 30, 2005
    Obsessions and compulsions commonly occur in the post-streptococcal movement disorders Sydenham’s chorea and paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders ...
    - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)

    Clues to movement disorders found in mice Sep 15, 2005
    ...from Harvard Medical School and Boston-based research company Mouse Specifics Inc have characterized gait dynamics in rodents with movement disorders to find ...
    - Pharmaceutical Business Review

    Study: Gene therapy slowed Parkinson's Oct 2, 2005
    ...of the study's investigators, Dr. Andrew Feigin of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY, told colleagues at a meeting on movement disorders in San ...
    - Indianapolis Star

    Symposium Eyes The Child’s Mind Sep 30, 2005
    Rounding out the morning slate, Dr. Barbara Coffey, director of the Institute of Tourette’s and Movement Disorders will present information on Tourette’s ...
    - Hamptons Independents

    F. Fregni , M. O’Connor and A. Pascual-Leone Sep 30, 2005
    Movement Disorders, in press. Gershon, AA, Dannon, PN & Grunhaus, L. (2003) Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression. ...
    - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)

    Neurologix Announces Positive Interim Results of Landmark Gene ... Sep 26, 2005
    The trial results were presented by Andrew Feigin, MD, Associate Director, Movement Disorders Center of the North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System at ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    Prevalence and Treatment of Depression in Parkinson’s Disease Sep 24, 2005
    In addition, we hand searched the following journals from 1999–2002: Movement Disorders, The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences ...
    - Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)

    New Research: Sticky Liquids Could Help Treat Gut Problems Sep 26, 2005
    ...drugs were able to diffuse out of the carrier system (these two drugs have an action on smooth muscle and are used in treating oesophageal movement disorders). ...
    - PR Newswire UK (press release)

    Parkinson's Disease Data From the Aeolus Pharmaceuticals Pipeline ... Sep 20, 2005
    ...will be presented at the Nineteenth Annual Symposia on Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders, to be held ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    Parkinson's treatment nets a positive review Sep 28, 2005
    ...one of the study investigators, Dr. Andrew Feigin of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, told colleagues at a meeting on movement disorders in San ...
    - Newsday

    First patients in Parkinson's gene therapy doing well Sep 28, 2005
    One of the researchers, Andrew Feigin, associate director of the Movement Disorders Centre at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset, New ...
    - Stuff.co.nz

    Parkinson's Gene Therapy Promising in Early Trial Results Sep 27, 2005
    ...but this trend was not statistically significant, reported co-investigator Andrew Feigin MD, associate director of the Movement Disorders Center at North Shore ...
    - MedPage Today

    Drug tied to compulsive behavior Sep 25, 2005
    Dr. Richard Burns, director of the Parkinson’s and movement disorders program at Barrow Neurological Institute, said compulsive gambling among patients on ...
    - East Valley Tribune

    OCD Linked To Strep Infection Antibodies Sep 30, 2005
    Such an immune response is closely linked to movement disorders, such as Sydenham's chorea, which themselves are linked to OCD. ...
    - All Headline News

    Rare Eye-movement Disorder May Shed Light On Brain And ... Sep 12, 2005
    Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, who specialize in studying the genetics of rare eye-movement disorders, have found a rare genetic syndrome whose ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    Old antipsychotic drugs comparable to new drugs, study finds Sep 20, 2005
    ...need treatment. Surprisingly, movement disorders were no more apparent with perphenazine than with the atypical drugs. The findings ...
    - Seattle Times

    Antipsychotics equally effective Sep 19, 2005
    ...more expensive. Surprisingly, movement disorders were no more apparent with perphenazine than with the atypical drugs. The findings ...
    - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

    Bulletin Board for Palm Beach County Sep 27, 2005
    Parkinson's Empowerment Program, Dr. Abraham Lieberman, specializing in Parkinson's and Movement Disorders, speaking, 1-3:30 pm at the South County Civic Center ...
    - Sun-Sentinel.com

    Parkinson's gene therapy shows success in humans Sep 26, 2005
    The research was presented at the 19th Annual Symposia on the Etiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders. ...
    - Betterhumans

    Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Initiates Second Phase III Clinical ... Sep 20, 2005
    ...cessation. The company is also developing a new formulation of acamprosate calcium for the treatment of movement disorders. Somaxon ...
    - Genetic Engineering News

    Zyprexa outperforms rivals in US study Sep 20, 2005
    Many patients struggle to take their medication regularly because of a high rate of weight gain, as well as movement disorders, fatigue or insomnia, dry mouth ...
    - Indianapolis Star

    First description of a human HOXA1 mutation syndrome Sep 12, 2005
    By Children's Hospital Boston, Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, who specialize in studying the genetics of rare eye-movement disorders, have found a ...
    - RxPG NEWS

    Health briefs Sept. 27 Sep 28, 2005
    Joseph's/Candler. She will explain how these programs can benefit people with Parkinson's disease or other movement disorders. Edwards ...
    - Hilton Head Island Packet

    Neurologix to Present Results at the ''19th Annual Symposia on the ... Aug 31, 2005
    ...trial for Parkinson's disease at the 19th Annual Symposia on the Etiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders. ...
    - Genetic Engineering News

    Clues to Parkinson's, Huntington's, and ALS May Be Found in the ... Sep 13, 2005
    ...locomotion. In humans, gait analysis is widely used to quantify patients' movement disorders to provide diagnosis and treatment options. ...
    - Yahoo! News (press release)

    Medtronic acquires Image-Guided Neurologics to improve deep brain ... Sep 4, 2005
    ...than using traditional stereotactic head frames,� said Todd Langevin, vice president and general manager, global movement disorders, Medtronic Neurological. ...
    - MTBeurope.info

    Cursing is a normal function of human language, experts say Sep 25, 2005
    But for those who do have coprolalia, said Dr. Carlos Singer, director of the division of movement disorders at the University of Miami School of Medicine, the ...
    - San Francisco Chronicle

    Murray on comeback trail Sep 22, 2005
    ..."Fortunately enough," he said, "a doctor on call was the leading expert in movement disorders. He diagnosed me with what's called cervical dystonia.". ...
    - SLAM! Sports

    Duke, UNC authors say schizophrenia, depression drugs aren't much ... Sep 19, 2005
    The researchers said they were surprised to find that movement disorders that are side effects of all the drugs -- rigidity, stiff movements and muscle ...
    - Durham Herald Sun

    West Nile virus case confirmed in UC Sep 24, 2005
    Mosquito-borne infections in people can cause headache, fever, dizziness, confusion, movement disorders and coma. FDOH is working to keep residents informed. ...
    - Bradford County Telegraph

    Pair shares faculty award Sep 14, 2005
    Holcomb is a speech-language pathologist and a member of both the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Movement Disorders Society. ...
    - Bowling Green News

    Global Neurotherapeutics Market to Surpass $40 Billion by 2009 Sep 13, 2005
    ...comprehensive analysis of seven segments: Alzheimer's disease and dementias, neurologic cancers, brain trauma and stroke, movement disorders, seizure disorders ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    ^DevelopAll Inc. is Pleased to Announce hat Mr. Kenneth Schwartz ... Sep 4, 2005
    Next, he used these neurophysiology techniques to evaluate patients with movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, Tourette's, etc. ...
    - The Open Press (press release)

    Medtronic Names Dr. Richard Kuntz Senior Vice President and ... Sep 21, 2005
    Medtronic.". Medtronic's Neurological business offers therapies for movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and chronic pain. ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    Integra LifeSciences Announces Agreement to Acquire Radionics ... Sep 7, 2005
    The Radionics products are primarily utilized by neurosurgeons in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and in the treatment of movement disorders. ...
    - ArriveNet (press release)

    OTHER NEWS Sep 4, 2005
    ...brain surgery and enhance Medtronic's offerings for deep-brain stimulation therapies, which treat the three most common movement disorders: Parkinson's disease ...
    - Pioneer Press

    Workshop will outline mental illness therapy Sep 15, 2005
    In addition to treating depression, the treatment may be effective in treating movement disorders, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, Tourette's ...
    - Pioneer Press Online

    Life without tremors Sep 11, 2005
    ...the tremor and stiffness that make life so miserable for the more than 3 million people who suffer from Parkinson's and other movement disorders such as ...
    - Chicago Tribune

    Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council Gives Grant For Research Sep 11, 2005
    ...understand why disease or injury to the central nervous system, such as stroke and dystonia (similar to Parkinson's disease), causes movement disorders and to ...
    - Yankton Daily Press

    New anti-psychotic drugs worrying, study shows Sep 13, 2005
    Other research has shown anti-psychotics also increase the risk of diabetes, and they can cause movement disorders other than Parkinson's disease. ...
    - Globe and Mail

    Medtronic buys brain-device firm Aug 30, 2005
    ...the brain, it's actually quite amazing they're able to do it," said Todd Langevin, vice president and general manager, global movement disorders for Medtronic ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

    Dahlia: Raising hope for Huntington's Sep 4, 2005
    ...funds research into a cure for HD, and the more than $54,000 raised at the gala will benefit the Colorado Neurological Institute's Movement Disorders Program. ...
    - Rocky Mountain News

    Electrodiagnosis in Clinical Neurology Sep 6, 2005
    ...invasive monitoring; reflex analyses (the chapters "H-Reflex and F-Response Studies" and "The Blink Reflex"); the evaluation of movement disorders; and even ...
    - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

    Researchers making strides against botulism Sep 15, 2005
    ..."There is a growing list of clinical indications-- such as spasticity and movement disorders, headache and pain, autonomic diseases, gastrointestinal and ...
    - Fort Detrick Standard

    Atypical Antipsychotics and Parkinsonism Sep 12, 2005
    Evaluation (Drs Rochon, Stukel, Anderson, and Bronskill), Faculty of Pharmacy (Dr Mamdani), and Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto ...
    - Archives of Internal Medicine

    Meetings of Medical Interest Sep 6, 2005
    ...com; Web: http: www.ngna.org. Movement Disorders Update, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, October 21-23. Info: CME Department, 2950 Cleveland ...
    - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

    Shipyard Worker Settles Lawsuit Over Exposure to Welding Rod Fumes Sep 7, 2005
    But the welding industry says there is no link between mild steel welding and Parkinson's disease or Parkinson's-like movement disorders.
    - Legal News Watch (press release)

    UPDATE 1-Medtronic buys private Image-Guided Neurologics Aug 30, 2005
    Medtronic's brain stimulation therapies treat the three most common movement disorders: Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia.
    - Reuters

    Drugs & Devices Report Aug 30, 2005
    ...perform these life-altering procedures, while improving the patient experience,� said Todd Langevin, vice president of global movement disorders at Medtronic ...
    - Red Herring

    Coping, not hiding Firefighter's career not derailed by neur Aug 30, 2005
    ...for the services he's received at the Booth Gardner Parkinson's Care Center in Kirkland (see related story), a facility specializing in movement disorders. ...
    - El Sol de Yaquima

    Medtronic buys Image-Guided Neurologics Aug 30, 2005
    ...procedures than using traditional stereotactic head frames," said Todd Langevin, vice president and general manager of global movement disorders for Medtronic ...
    - Twin Cities Business Journal

    Thanksgiving Day 10K planning under way Aug 31, 2005
    Espay, Toronto; and Dr. Andrew Duker, who recently completed his residency at UC and is UC's first Davis Phinney/Donald Krumme Fellow in movement disorders.
    - Cincinnati Enquirer

    Toxin therapy for movement disordersJul 15, 2005
    CHENNAI: Movement disorders do have a cure through Botulinum Toxin Therapy. The toxin, which is a powerful muscle paralysing agent ...
    - Newindpress

    Six-Month, Blinded, Multicenter Continuation Study of Ziprasidone ...Jul 29, 2005
    ...for Schizophrenia scores, factors derived from the BPRS, and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale scores), QTc values, and movement disorders were analyzed by ...
    - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

    QNX Takes on 'Visionary' Role at US National Institutes of HealthJul 26, 2005
    ...powering cutting-edge research applications used by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to measure vision and movement disorders in humans ...
    - Yahoo News

    Acute Akathisia Associated With Quetiapine UseJul 6, 2005
    Dr. Grace: It is widely assumed that the atypical antipsychotic agents are much less likely to produce movement disorders than the conventional antipsychotic ...
    - Psychosomatics (subscription)

    Georgetown hospital center could get more fundingJul 15, 2005
    The National Parkinson Foundation has recognized a unit of Georgetown University Hospital for its work with movement disorders. ...
    - Washington Business Journal

    Tourette SyndromeJul 19, 2005
    7, 492-495. 6. Muller-Vahl, KR, Kolbe, H., and Emrich, HM (1999). Cannabis in movement disorders. Forsch Komplementarmed, vol. 6, Issue 3 Supplement, 23-27. ...
    - rarediseases.about.com

    Parkinson's disease drugs could trigger pathological gamblingJul 16, 2005
    Rochester, Minn., and colleagues, present reports of eleven patients seen and evaluated between 2002 and 2004 in the Mayo movement disorders clinic with ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    Spectrum of Gross Motor Function in Extremely Low Birth Weight ...Jul 10, 2005
    ...and no mechanism to account for variability of tone or function among children with mixed neurologic involvement (spastic and extrapyramidal movement disorders ...
    - RedNova.com

    Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third EditionJul 14, 2005
    ...syndrome. Movement disorders among elderly persons need to be distinguished from changes associated with the normal aging process. ...
    - Psychiatric Services (subscription)

    Essentials of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical NeurosciencesJul 6, 2005
    It covers essential definitions and useful pearls of bedside examination, including identifying and localizing asymmetry, movement disorders, soft signs, and ...
    - Psychosomatics (subscription)

    What's happeningJul 3, 2005
    Dystonia and other movement disorders support group, first Thursday of each month, 1 to 2:30 pm, Faculty Medical Offices, third floor, Suite 3675, 11370 ...
    - Redlands Daily Facts

    The promise of normalcyJul 10, 2005
    ...has shown good efficacy in cases of focal dystony [involving one body part]," says neurologist Michael Okun, co-director of the Movement Disorders Center at ...
    - Sun-Sentinel.com

    Heat Wave Sweeps Much of Nation, With Health Risks EverywhereJul 20, 2005
    Thus, patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and mental illnesses treated with anticholinergics have an increased risk for heat ...
    - MedPage Today

    Some Parkinson's Drugs May Trigger Compulsive GamblingJul 11, 2005
    All of the patients -- who were seen and evaluated between 2002 and 2004 at the Mayo movement disorders clinic -- started gambling only after starting on a ...
    - drkoop.com

    Parkinson's DiseaseJul 5, 2005
    A study reported in Movement Disorders found an association between lycopene, found in tomatoes and tomato products, and protecting against PD risks. ...
    - Bella Online

    Compulsive Gambling, Sex Linked to Parkinson's DrugsJul 12, 2005
    ...gambling. The scientists studied 11 patients who started gambling between 2002 and 2004 while under treatment for movement disorders. ...
    - National Geographic

    Older, Wiser Living: Understanding Parkinson's DiseaseJul 14, 2005
    ...fortunate that in North Carolina several major medical centers are involved in treatment and research: the Duke Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Clinic, the ...
    - RedNova.com

    Methodological Concerns in a Trial of Ziprasidone and OlanzapineJun 30, 2005
    Furthermore, benzodiazepines suppress antipsychotic-induced movement disorders such as akathisia, thus limiting the interpretation of the results regarding ...
    - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

    The Drugging of Seniors in Nursing HomesJul 8, 2005
    Also, although these medications are widely promoted as causing less movement disorders as the older medications, they have shown other serious problems such ...
    - Health Sentinel




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